In terms of sheer audacity as a performer and total mystery as an artist, there are few other musicians in the world who can compared to the one who changed his own name to a symbol. That’s right, the man born Prince Rogers Nelson is still alive and kicking, even after changing his name to a Love Symbol no one could pronounce between the years of 1993 and 2003. Today, this gifted musician is just as well loved as ever, but it has taken time and talent for him to see the world’s highest peaks of success and none can say that he has not given it his all in the pursuit of pop music excellence. Not only has Prince brought the world 10 Platinum albums over the course of his career, he has taken 30 singles into the Top 40′s in the United States alone. Songs such as When Doves Cry, Darling Nikki, Nothing Compares 2 U, Cream and many others are classics in the annals of pop music history. In addition, he also starred in his own movie, Purple Rain. There are precious few performers who have scaled such heights of grandeur as he has and still come out sane, fresh and creative, even if a little bit mysterious for a time.
Fans also know that Prince the singer who is not afraid of controversy and will face it head on. As the pioneer of the Minneapolis sound, Prince brought the world a style of music that blends a head spinning number of influences ranging from funk to hip hop to folk, electronica, disco and New Wave. Few performers could have managed to pull of such a hodge podge mixture of influences, but in the skills hands of this musicians, it is pure pop music alchemy according to most critics. That is probably why he has not only been ranked in the top 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine, but also won 7 Grammy’s and even an Academy Award. Additionally, he has already been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as of 2004.
Now 52 years old, the performer is once again heading out on tour in December of 2010 in a brand new US tour set to be called Welcome 2 America that is sure to bring in even more fans. Most of us would agree that Prince Rogers Nelson is one of the hardest working men in all of music today and it is certain that his legacy will far outlast him, but being able to see him perform live is definitely going to be an extraordinary treat that very few fans would want to miss a chance to see.
Prince Tour Dates
12/29/2010 8:00 PM @ Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
1/18/2011 7:30 PM @ Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
